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John Lennon: Chelsea Boots, 1962 - 1965

The pre-Beatlemania musician probably had little idea that he was about to repopularize the Victoria-era riding boot when, in the early ’60s, he and Paul McCartney came across a pair in the London shoestore Anello & Davide and decided they’d go well with their new mop-topped, suited look. (Other accounts say it was manager Brian Epstein who found the boots.)

(see more — Shoes of the Very Famous)